Welcome to Loud & ClearSTL, the renamed and renewed blog for the Center for Hearing & Speech. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit agency that provides top quality speech and audiology services for individuals of all ages, regardless of one’s ability to pay. The blog is a tool we’re using to tell you who we are, what we do and how we do it. If you have a question, comment or concern about anything we post, please let us know. We’d love to hear from you.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Rita Tintera Celebrates 45 Years As Center’s Executive Director

Rita Tintera

The Center congratulates Executive
Director Rita Tintera for her 45 years of service to St. Louisans with speech/language
and hearing disorders.

It used to be commonplace that
someone would work their entire career at one employer. We don’t hear much of
this happening these days as people jump from job to job and return to school
to learn another career. However, Tintera has dedicated her career and life to
helping others through the Center’s mission.

“It was 1970 when I first walked
into the Center,” Tintera reflects. “The plan was to work here while completing
college, then I planned to move on to the corporate world. However, the
nonprofit way of life and the Center’s mission touched me in such a dramatic
way that, when the time came to leave, I chose to stay and be a part of
something truly meaningful.”

The past, present and future of the Center could be nowhere complete without her leadership. Working in just about every position and department during her years here, Tintera has shared countless hours of her time, her endless energy and her unflagging enthusiasm to guide staff, volunteers and clients. It’s rather a unique twist of fate that she now celebrates her 45th work anniversary just as the Center celebrates its 95th year of existence. It is with deepest affection and respect that we thank Rita for her tenure and leadership to the Center!

The Center for
Hearing & Speech is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that donates $1.75
million in speech/language and audiology services each year to residents of
metropolitan St. Louis. CHS improves the quality of life for individuals
with hearing and speech disorders by providing caring and high quality
services, regardless of one’s ability to pay. The Center continually strives to
address a greater portion of the unmet need relating to speech and audiology in
the St. Louis region. It is a proud member of the United Way of Greater St.
Louis and the Better Business Bureau.